Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-06
THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING
Dea. and Mrs. Estey's Celebration Of
their Fiftieth Anniversary.

How the Eventful Day was Passed---a
great Throng of Well-Wishers pay their
Respects---Flowers, Music and Congrat-
ulations---Many Pleasant Messages and
Valuable Souvenirs.
A SKETCH OF DEACON EsTEY's LIFE-THE
GROWTH OF THE ORGAN BUSINESS, AND
OTHER THINGS or INTEREST IN CONNEC-
rloN WITH THE CELEBRATION.
All the subtle Influences of nature have
never been kinder or more in sympathy
with the spirit of the occasion than ON Mon
day last when the golden wedding of Hon
and Mrs Jacob Estey was celebrated The
skies were bright, the air was soft and in
viting, the birds were busy and glad, and
there was everywhere the Undesirable
thrill and feeling Of the spring which had
surely come at last For almost a month
before cards bearing this legend had gone
fitting forth TO the number Of two thou
sand or three thousand
ISji-Isss.
NJ. d. Ms Jacob Esiry
~ Home
oH Mouddy May second,
bom ttr,e 10 cight Oclock
HrotHeboro, ~
70 Cmoi street,
All over this country these missivcs had
gone, aud they had gone across the water
to England to the continent. to Australia,
to India, in short they undertook the al
most hopeless task of following wherever
an agent Of the Estcy organ had gone. In
Brnttlrhoro they found their way to the
great majority of homes. The response
was as generous and cordial us any bride
and groom of fifty years could wish. For
days before the evcutful date of the cele-
lratiun white winged responses came INT
| ting in hearing manifold good wishes and
| grateful Acknowledgements, and when the
| hour Of three o'clock struck ON Monday nf
/ tenoOn the long procession of townspeople
| and friends from abroad began pouring in
! to the Estey homestead with hearty words
| of congratulations and it continued without
n moments cessation for five very busy
| and we are sure to the host and hostess
no less than TO the friends five very happy
| hours.
The Estcy workmen were given half
holiday in celebration Of the event and
these, with their wives, for the most part
paid their respects during the afternoon
and before the first crush of the evening
began. Mrs. Estey had, fortunately, SO far
recovered from her recent illness rs to he
able to endure the fatigue of the day with
out serious Inconvenience. The house was
filed with the perfume Of choice flowers
the gifts in profuse abundance Of friends
at home and abroad, which were disposed
in every available place. On every hand
too, were the souvenir gifts, Of very sub
stantial value, Of many friends, "A record OF
which is made elsewhere.
During the early part Of the reception
the presentation Of the guests was made by
Lieut.. Gov. and Mrs. Fuller and Col. an,
Mrs. Estov, assisted by Mr. l.. W. ilawley
and MIR ". F. Jones Of the Estey business
office Later Mr. II. b. Chamberlain an,
Mr. c. +. r. Jenmr appeared and leut eilcien
aid ae ushcrs in facilitating the entrance
and Introduction of the coutiuuou, thrun.
of people In she dining room Mr. +. /.
Cooper presided and her, choice refresh
mcut, we're served nth abundant hand L
all who came, Throughout the reception
the Philharmonic orchestra, stationed il
the upper hallway, di7cuurscd choice selec
tiuus iur the pleasure of the guests tue
came aud went. At suitable hour Of tn
evening the First Regiment band uppcare
, upon the scene and rendered to Mr.. an
| Mrs Estey serenude HS IA testimonial a
$ their esteem and good will 1t was not ii
b well past O'Clock that the crowd OF We
Wsheis began to diminish and that any
I thing like the accustomed quiet began t
p reign in the Estcy household.
o. The out town guests from IA distanc
4 included Mr. and Mrs. Geo. II. Christy ,
, Pittshurg, Pa, family relatives and Mis-
2 Jennie Chamberlain of Ames, Iowa, gran,
niece Of Mrs kstey, Mr.. q. G. SAKE, I'll